The state is using an old source of funding to pay for a new money crunch: assisting out-of-state patients with the costs associated with abortion.| KFF Health News
Editor’s Note: This paper was updated on June 27, 2025 to reflect changes made to #WeCount’s data limitations section in its most recently released report. This is Issue 34 of the American Reports Series. Appendix A (Table 1), Appendix B (Tables 2-7), Appendix C (Table 8), and Appendix D (Table 9), referenced throughout this paper, […]| Lozier Institute
Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state Constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, antiabortion lawmakers strategize to prevent a return of abortion services.| Ms. Magazine
Beyond the candidates, voters in Appalachian states will consider ballot measures that could significantly change the region’s future.| 100 Days in Appalachia
Come November, Colorado voters will have the opportunity to prove their support for abortion rights in the Centennial State. In May, Coloradans for Reproductive Freedom gathered more than the 125,000 valid petition signatures needed to place Initiative 89 on the 2024 general election ballot. The measure reads as follows:“The right to abortion is hereby recognized. Government shall not deny, impede, or discriminate against the exercise of that right, including prohibiting health insurance c...| Ms. Magazine
Undocumented immigrants face an excruciating choice if they need medical help: Should they risk the highway checkpoint?| Searchlight New Mexico
Updated on May 10, 2024 | Guttmacher Institute
This is Issue 26 of the American Reports Series. CLI’s previous analysis of abortion reporting across the U.S., Issue 12 of the American Reports Series, can be found here. Executive Summary In a major shift from CLI’s 2016 report, states’ legislative abortion policies directly correlate to the quality of their abortion reporting, demonstrating a growing […]| Lozier Institute
Two years after the US Supreme Court revoked the constitutional right to abortion, an increasingly robust body of evidence is emerging that illustrates the myriad harms caused and exacerbated by the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. Several dozen peer-reviewed studies and other rigorous research conducted since June 2022 illustrate key facets of the impact of Dobbs, including data on changes in clinic numbers, abortion incidence and travel for abortion care. This empiri...| Guttmacher Institute
New Guttmacher Institute research from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study shows that there were approximately 642,700 medication abortions in the United States in 2023, accounting for 63% of all abortions in the formal health care system. This is an increase from 2020, when medication abortions accounted for 53% of all abortions. | Guttmacher Institute
All people deserve access to quality health care—including abortion services—in or near their communities. However, fewer and fewer Americans are able to get abortion care in their own state. According to the latest data from the Guttmacher Institute’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study, the proportion of patients traveling to other states to obtain abortion care has doubled in recent years, reaching nearly one in five in the first half of 2023, compared with one in 10 in 2020.* This surg...| Guttmacher Institute
Use of medication abortion in the formal US health care system has risen substantially from 53% of all abortions in 2020 to 63% in 2023. In the first full calendar year following the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, approximately 642,700 medication abortions took place within the health care system, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study. | Guttmacher Institute
In 2023, the first full year since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, state legislatures took key action on sexual and reproductive health. While many states increased access and piloted new policy solutions to expand and protect abortion and other sexual and reproductive health care, others sought to further curtail access.| Guttmacher Institute
The abortion landscape is fragmented and increasingly polarized. Many states have abortion restrictions or bans in place that make it difficult, if not impossible, for people to get care. Other states have taken steps to protect abortion rights and access. To help people understand this complex landscape, our interactive map groups states into one of seven categories based on abortion policies they currently have in effect. Users can select any state to see details about abortion policies in ...| states.guttmacher.org
The Guttmacher Institute recently published new data on abortion in the United States. As we work to update our fact sheets with the latest data, please be aware that some of the information below is out of date. In the meantime, please refer to the following resources for the most current facts on abortion in the United States:| Guttmacher Institute
